Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. Adds Dean Evans As Vice President, Investor Relations

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- - Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UVE) announced that Dean Evans has joined the company as Vice President of Investor Relations. An experienced investor relations professional with broad insurance industry expertise, Mr. Evans previously served as Vice President and Director of Investor Relations at National General Holdings Corp., a New York based personal lines insurance company, and prior to that as Senior Vice President and Senior Equity Research Analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, where he covered small and mid-cap Property & Casualty insurance stocks for more than eight years.

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sean P. Downs commented: "We are pleased to welcome Dean to Universal as we continue to enhance our investor relations team. Dean has extensive experience in the insurance industry, both as an investor relations officer and as a sell-side analyst, and brings to Universal established relationships across the investment community. With his strong industry and investor relations background, we are confident that Dean will play a key role in expanding our investor relations efforts and enhancing our relationships with analysts and investors."

Mr. Evans most recently served as Vice President and Director of Investor Relations at National General Holdings Corp., where he was responsible for constructing an investor relations program for a newly public insurance company, managing all aspects of the company's investor relations function, cultivating and maintaining buy and sell-side relationships, and supporting the company's corporate development activities. Prior to National General, Mr. Evans was a Senior Vice President and Senior Equity Research Analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, a full-service, boutique investment bank and broker-dealer that specializes in the financial services sector, where he covered small and mid-cap Property & Casualty insurance stocks. Mr. Evans previously worked at Deutsche Asset Management, and began his career at UBS PaineWebber. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from the Boston University School of Management.

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